Future power sector carbon dioxide emissions depend on status of Clean Power Plan">Future power sector carbon dioxide emissions depend on status of Clean Power Plan
(Wed, 18 May 2016) Trends in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation through 2040 depend significantly on whether or not the Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule issued last August by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is implemented. Analysis in EIA's <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2016</em> (AEO2016) examines what the CPP could mean for the fuels used to generate electricity, especially coal.
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